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MFS FIXED INCOME

A Century of Active Experience Built into Our Approach

  • our philosophy

    Active Solutions, Global Platform

    Backed by more than a century of experience, our active solutions are designed to help clients across the globe invest through changing markets. With the long term always in mind, we’re guided by these principles:

       

    Fixed Income for the Long Term: Our Guiding Principles
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  • The Evolution of Fixed Income at MFS

    MFS pioneered active investing in 1924, and starting in 1970, became one of the first investment firms to actively trade bonds like any other security — providing another path to long-term value for fixed income investors.

    EVOLUTION OF MFS ACTIVE FIXED INCOME
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    Our history shows that we are an organization built to evolve with and for investors. Today, we continue to deliver the fixed income solutions our clients need.

    Pursuing Alpha: Our Active Fixed Income Approach
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    “Our global investment platform is a defining attribute of our approach to delivering for clients.”

    Alex Mackey
    Co-CIO, Fixed Income

  • Fixed Income Trust

    Fund name (I1 Shares)

    APIR Code

    Benchmark

    Investment approach

    Investment objective

    Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust

    ETL6870AU

    Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (AUD Hedged)

    A flexible and adaptable approach to risk allocation seeks to generate attractive long-term risk-adjusted returns. An integrated research approach that strives to identify inefficiencies in global fixed income markets.

    The Trust aims to achieve a total return in excess of the Benchmark, before fees, taxes and expenses, over a full market cycle, by primarily investing in global Debt Instruments.

     

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Active Solutions, Global Platform

Backed by more than a century of experience, our active solutions are designed to help clients across the globe invest through changing markets. With the long term always in mind, we’re guided by these principles:

   

Fixed Income for the Long Term: Our Guiding Principles
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The Evolution of Fixed Income at MFS

MFS pioneered active investing in 1924, and starting in 1970, became one of the first investment firms to actively trade bonds like any other security — providing another path to long-term value for fixed income investors.

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Our history shows that we are an organization built to evolve with and for investors. Today, we continue to deliver the fixed income solutions our clients need.

Pursuing Alpha: Our Active Fixed Income Approach
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“Our global investment platform is a defining attribute of our approach to delivering for clients.”

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Co-CIO, Fixed Income

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Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust

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Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (AUD Hedged)

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The Trust aims to achieve a total return in excess of the Benchmark, before fees, taxes and expenses, over a full market cycle, by primarily investing in global Debt Instruments.

 

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